Meteghan, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Meteghan was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,052. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.178°N, 66.087°W.
Population
In 1891, Meteghan had a population of 1,052: 544 male and 508 female residents. Population density was 31.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,052 |
| 1901 | 1,214 |
| 1911 | 1,327 |
| 1921 | 489 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Metighan, 1881 (34.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Meteghan shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 138 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.60 |
| FAM NO | 187 |
| Number of families | 187 |
| Number of females | 508 |
| Number of males | 544 |
| Number of married females | 170 |
| Number of married males | 171 |
| Number of married persons | 341 |
| Number of widowed females | 23 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 36 |
| POP F | 508 |
| POP M | 544 |
| POP TOT | 1,052 |
| Total population | 1,052 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 315 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 360 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 675 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 992 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 60 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses | 183 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 183 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 166 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 16 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 132 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 185 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (43 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 63 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 767 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 12,692 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 743 |
| Acres of hay crops | 521 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,573 |
| Acres of land in farms | 14,265 |
| Acres of oats | 28 |
| Acres of potatoes | 170 |
| Acres of turnips | 14 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 868 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 18,687 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,362 |
| HAY AC | 521 |
| HAY TONS | 1,191 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 46 |
| Number of chickens | 1,669 |
| Number of ducks | 16 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 154 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 5 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 4 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 32 |
| Number of milk cows | 208 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 159 |
| Number of other cattle | 205 |
| Number of oxen | 227 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 42 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 55 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 25 |
| Number of sheep | 53 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 11 |
| Number of swine | 113 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 134 |
| OAT AC | 28 |
| OAT BU | 868 |
| POT AC | 170 |
| POT BU | 18,687 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 38 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 86 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 19,490 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,191 |
Other recorded variables (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 23 |
| A 11 50 | 42 |
| A 201 PL | 14 |
| A 51 100 | 55 |
| BUTTER LB | 19,490 |
| CATTLE KS | 46 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 315 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 360 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 675 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 38 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 4 |
| DUCKS | 16 |
| FAMILIES | 187 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 86 |
| FRN CA | 992 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,669 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 32 |
| HOUSES | 183 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 16 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 18 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 10 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 166 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 132 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 16 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 4 |
| HOUSES W | 183 |
| INF 11 A | 25 |
| MD FEM | 170 |
| MD MALE | 171 |
| MD TOT | 341 |
| MILK COWS | 208 |
| NAME CD | Digby |
| OC F | 5 |
| OC P | 154 |
| OC TOT | 159 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 205 |
| OTHERS | 60 |
| SHEEP | 53 |
| SHEEP KS | 11 |
| SUP AM | 1,573 |
| SUP FOR | 12,692 |
| SUP JV | 63 |
| SUP PAT | 767 |
| SUP SC | 743 |
| SUP TOT | 14,265 |
| SWINE | 113 |
| SWINE KS | 134 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 185 |
| TUR AC | 14 |
| TUR BU | 2,362 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 2 |
| WID FEM | 23 |
| WID MALE | 13 |
| WID TOT | 36 |
| WORKING OX | 227 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS031011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS009012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1891 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Meteghan, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/meteghan-ns031011-1891/.